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Thursday, April 12, 2012

JDHS Students Build a Habitat for Humanity House in Florida over Spring Break

Eight Juneau-Douglas High School (JDHS) students enrolled in the CTE construction classes recently returned from a week-long spring break trip to Martin County, Florida, where they helped build two Habitat for Humanity houses. JDHS Construction teacher Andy Bullick accompanied the students on the trip.

Habitat For Humanity is an organization committed to assisting lower-income but hard working people gain access to decent affordable housing.Partnering with Habitat for Humanity was a great opportunity for the students as they were able to showcase their newly acquired construction skills they have learned while building a house in the Lemon Creek area of Juneau. The big benefit of going to Florida was that the students experienced what it is to work a “full day” of construction and were not time-limited by a normal school schedule.

The students represented our community well as they went to the job site early each day, worked hard while on-site, and displayed the technical skills they had been learning in the JDHS construction classes. Specific tasks the students participated in included:

roofing two houses with architectural shingles

installation of doors and windows

installation of fire blocking

framing of sofits

interior framing

demolition of a 24’ by 40’ post and beam barn

Although many students came back to Juneau with blisters, sunburns and slivers, they had the experience of a lifetime and want to sincerely thank the following local sponsors for making their trip a reality: